Carpet-stretcher.



W. E. @L J. A. ROWE.

CARPET STRETGHER. APPLICATION FILED APR.11,1911.

Patented Oct. 17, 1911.

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APPLIGATION FILED 11211.11, 1911.

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UNITED STATES PATENT onirica.

WILLIAM E. ROWE AND JOI-IN A. ROWE, OF ORCHARD, NEBRASKA.

CARPET-STRETCHER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM E. Rown i' and JOHN A. Rown, citizens of the United Carpet-Stretchers; and we do hereby declare States, residing at Orchard, in the county of Antelope, State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful improvements in l and more particularly to those constructed in such a manner asv to apply the required power with very little exertion on the part of the operator.

The primary object therefore is, the embodiment of a construction which is simple, practical and efficient, whereby the carpet to be stretched or otherwise operated upon is uniformly stretched and positioned upon the floor in such a manner as to be conveniently attached thereto in the usual manner.

A further object of the invention is in the provision of a sectionalized extension barV adjustably connecting the opposite sections of the device, whereby the length of the stretcher may be readily and accurately obtained in properly adjusting the stretcher to the various applications of the same.

Briefly stated the invention consists of a sectionalized bar, to one end of which is adjustably secured a member in the form of a clamp and comprising two plates adjustably secured together, one of which is provided with teeth which are adapted to be brought into contact with the carpet for clamping the latter, a clamp also movably secured to the opposite end of the bar and adapted to be brought into binding cont-act with the carpet, a segmental rack bar rigidly secured to the last named clamping member, a lever pivotally secured to said rack bar and having its lower end likewise secured to the bar, whereby the latter may be readily moved in order to properly separate the clamping members located at each end of the said bar, and means for holding the said lever in an adjusted position and coperating with the segmental rack bar, the said sectionalized bar being composed of members of suitable length adapted to be detachably connected, whereby the same may be shortened or lengthened to constitute a practical device capable of the advantages previously referred to.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 11, 1911.

Patented Oct. 17, 1911.

Serial No. 620,330.

Tith the above and other objects in view this invention resides in the novel features of construction, formations, combinations and arrangements of parts to be hereinafter fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a top plan view ofthe com plete invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of the complete invention. is a detailed perspective view of one of the clamping ends. Fig. 5 is a similar view of the opposite end of the device. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the sections of the bar.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a bar which is composed of a series of sections `2 the ends of which are mitered to be uni formly attached by suitable screws 3 which are passed through the connected ends of said sections, whereby the latter are rigidly united to form a continuous bar. The longer section 4. of the bar is provided with a plurality of lopenings 5 eX- tending longitudinally along the length of the section. Adjustably secured' upon the section 4 of the bar thus constructed is a clamp 6 which is of a sufficient lengthv to freelyreceive the width of the carpet to be laid, said clamp being composed of a lower plate 7 having teeth or projections 8 directed toward the adjacent and similarly constructed plate 9 forming a ri id part of the clamp 6, the said lower plate being detachably and vadjustably secured to the plate 9 of the clamp by binding screws 10, located at the opposite ends of the cla-mp thus constructed, whereby the carpet is securely held between the plates of the clamp during the operation of the device in stretching the carpet. The clamp 6 is provided with a yoke 11 to which the section l of the sectionalized bar is slidably located, and in order to hold the parts in their required and adjusted position in respect to one another, a binding screw 12 is employed which passes through said yoke and through any one of the openings 5 of said bar, the latter freely passing above the plate 9 of the clamp in adjusting the parts. The opposite end of the device is also provided with a clamp somewhat of a similar construction and is composed of clamping plates 13 and 14 bindingly held together by clamping screws 15 located at the opposite ends of said bars. The clamp 16 last referred to is adapted to clamping Fig. 4 y,

be secured to the carpet in asimilar manner, the sectionalized bar l separating the clamps a suiiicient distance for all practical purposes.

Secured to the clamping member 16 and projecting upwardly therefrom is a segmental rack bar 17 through which the sectionalized extension bar 1 freely passes, and' pivotally secured to said rack bar is a hand operated lever 18, the lower end of which is likewise secured to the bar. ,Carried by the lever 18 is an ordinary pawland ratchet mechanism 19 which engages with the teeth of the segmental rack ba-r 17 holding the lever in an adjusted position in stretching the carpet, whereby the ,clamps located at the opposite ends `of the device are properly and accurately adjusted in respect to one another.

From .the foregoing ldescription it will be observed that the device as constructed is susceptible of being accurately adjusted and that the sectionalized bar t separating the opposite clamping members may be lengthened or shortened by the employment of a suflicient number of sections 2. It is also to be observed that the practical stretching of the'carpet during the laying of the latter is obtained by the employment of the hand operated clamp 14 which is movably connected to the `sectionalized bar 1 and the segmental rack 17.

y What is claimed is:

A carpet stretcher comprising a sectionalized bar, the ends of the sections of which are properly formed to be conveniently connected, binding screws for attaching the ends of the sections thus constructed, one of said sections having a series of perforations formed therein, a clamp adapted to be secured to a length of carpet and composed of two plates, a yoke forming a part of the clamp and adapted to freely receive the perforated end of the bar, a binding screw carried by the yoke and adapted for engagement with the perforated end of the bar, whereby the latter is properly adjusted in respect to the clamp carried thereby, a second clamp likewise constructed, a segmental rack bar secured to the last named clamp and projecting upwardly therefrom, a lever pivoted to the segmental rack bar and having its lower end likewise secured to the bar, whereby the latter is properly moved to separate the clamps, and means carried by the Ylever and adapted for cooperation with the rack bar, for holding said lever in an adjusted position, during the operation of the device.

In testimony whereof, we aiiiX 4our signatures in presence .of two witnesses.

WILLIAM E. ROWE. ,JOHN A. ROWE. Witnesses:

FRANK U. JARRETT, C. G. BOWEN.

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